When I woke up this morning, I brushed my teeth and got dressed for work. After that I took a look at my phone, booted up my sports app of choice and looked at the scores from Sunday’s NCAA Tournament games. The Cincinnati Bearcats had still lost to UCLA 79-67. I knew it hadn’t changed but looking at it made it more real and allowed me to start a Monday in March (not exactly prime real estate in the year) in a dismal mood.
UC wasn’t a national title contender by any means, so its not as if I was expecting a run through the Final Four, but this was a team that seemed destined to reach the Sweet 16 and go down as Mick Cronin’s best to this point.